Rick Wakeman

Other names: Wakeman, Richard Christopher Wakeman

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Sun 6 Dec
Rick Wakeman
Portsmouth Guildhall · Portsmouth
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Wed, 17 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Brighton Dome · Brighton
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Thu, 18 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Lighthouse · Poole
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Fri, 19 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Bristol Beacon · Bristol
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Sun, 21 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
New Theatre Cardiff · Cardiff
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Mon, 22 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Ipswich Regent Theatre · Ipswich
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Wed, 24 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Opera House, Manchester · Manchester
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Thu, 25 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Usher Hall · Edinburgh
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Fri, 26 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
The Glasshouse International Centre for Music · Gateshead
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Sun, 28 Feb 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Sheffield City Hall Oval Hall · Sheffield
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Mon, 1 Mar 2027
Rick Wakeman - The Wizard of Prog: Ultimate Highlights Concert Tour
Liverpool Philharmonic Hall · Liverpool
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Richard Christopher Wakeman (born 18 May 1949) is an English keyboardist and composer best known for his multiple tenures in the progressive rock band Yes and for his prolific solo career, which has spanned six decades. His most successful and acclaimed albums are his first three progressive rock concept albums–The Six Wives of Henry VIII (1973), the UK number-one Journey to the Centre of the Earth (1974), and The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (1975). AllMusic describes Wakeman as a "classically trained keyboardist extraordinaire who plied his trade with Yes and developed his own brand of live spectacular in a solo act." Born and raised in West London, Wakeman intended to become a concert pianist but quit the Royal College of Music in 1969 and became a sought after session musician. Amongst the estimated 2,000 sessions he did, he played on "Space Oddity" and "Life on Mars?" for David Bowie, "Morning Has Broken" by Cat Stevens, and on tracks for Elton John, Marc Bolan, and Lou Reed. After a brief stint in the folk rock group the Strawbs, during which he received national press attention, he joined Yes in 1971, playing on seminal albums such as Fragile (1971), Close to the Edge (1972) and Tales From Topographic Oceans (1973). His technical virtuosity on keyboards such as the Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer, and Mellotron, combined with his flamboyant stage presence and trademark capes, made him an iconic figure in 1970s progressive rock.

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